Northwood Civic Association Meeting
by GilOver 30 people attended the Northwood Civic meeting Tuesday night. Camera man from NBC channel 10 was also on hand. Tim Wisniewski represented the Frankford Civic association. Karen Phillips of Councilman Darrell Clarke’s office also attended.
One announcement of interest was that there will be a spaghetti dinner benefit this Saturday, January 23rd, at 5 PM in the gymnasium at St. Martins for the family whose home was destroyed in a fire at 957 Dyre Street.
The meeting was dominated by discussion of 4871 Roosevelt Boulevard which was purchased by Volunteers of America. As it turns out, the purchase was funded by a city agency, Community Behavioral Health. Barry Howell lead the discussion.
Below is a video of about 8 minutes with the highlights of the meeting.
January 25th, 2010 at 7:13 pm
Community Behavioral Health is a City Agency. It is also referred to as the Dept. of Behavioral Health which is headed by Arthur Evans (215-685-4736). Mr. Evans was appointed by Mayor Nutter and answers to Mayor Nutter (215-686-2181). The neighbors of Northwood need to contact Mayor Nutter and Councilman Clarke (215-686-3442 or 3443) to stop the Volunteers of America from doing business at 4871 Roosevelt Blvd. The City (Nutter and Clarke) need to move this facility to an area that is not Deed Restricted.
ThE decision to house the Volunteers of America and provide funding at 4871 Roosevelt Blvd. was a mIstake on the part of City of Philadelphia and it broke the Deed Restriction.
MAKE MAYOR NUTTER AND COUNCILMAN CLARKE ACCOUNTABLE!
CALL OR FAX THEM AT THEIR OFFICE TO TELL THEM “NO” TO ALLOWING VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA TO DO BUSINESS IN NORTHWOOD.
MAYOR NUTTER 215-686-2181
MAYOR NUTTER’S CHIEF OF STAFF CLAY ARMBRISTER 215-686-7508
ARTHUR EVANS, DIRECTOR OF THE DEPT. OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 215-685-4736
COUNCILMAN CLARKE 215-686-3442, 215-686-3443 OR FAX HIM AT 215-686-1901
January 27th, 2010 at 7:01 pm
4871 Roosevelt Blvd is in Northwood which is a deed restricted neighborhood. Single family dwellings are only allowed in Northwood per the Northwood Deed Restriction. This will be stopped, even if it takes a lawsuit from the Northwood Civic Association. The City of Philadelphia needs to be responsible and pull the funding to the Volunteers of America at this address. In the long run, it is going to cost the Volunteers of America and the City of Philadelphia money it does not have. Be smart and responsible Mr. Mayor and pull the funding.